Why Use a Doula?
A doula’s role fits perfectly into the modern childbirth scheme where health care providers cannot be 100% present to care for a woman’s emotional and physical needs during childbirth.
DONA International, a long respected doula membership and certifying organization, has outstanding information on the research studies conducted on the efficacy of doula care in childbirth. Those articles can be found here These studies show that a doula’s presence has numerous positive health benefits for both mother and baby.